1. A state may only be admitted to the Arsenio Pact with a ⅔ supporting vote of the Comedy Council.
2. A state may only be admitted to the Arsenio Pact with its consent.
3. A state may only be admitted to the Arsenio Pact if it is determined to be sufficiently culturally aligned with the existing member states for its membership to satisfy the mission of the Arsenio Pact.
1. A state may be expelled from the Arsenio Pact with a simple majority supporting vote of the Comedy Council.
2. A state may not leave the Arsenio Pact without the simple majority supporting vote of the Comedy Council.
3. A state expelled from the Arsenio Pact is to be granted a minimum of 24 hours' notice before the rules and regulations of the Arsenio Pact cease to apply to it.
1. All Arsenio Pact pearls fall first under the jurisdiction of the Comedy Council, and second under the jurisdiction of the member state from which they are sourced (if applicable).
2. All Arsenio Pact pearls must be tracked and administered by the alliance.
3. The Comedy Council may reduce or annul a sentence imposed on a player or group of players by a member state.
4. The Comedy Council may implement a sentence on a player or group of players.
5. The Comedy Council may escalate an undecided judicial matter out of the jurisdiction of a member state and into its sole and direct jurisdiction. When it does this, it must evaluate the matter justly in a form befitting its nature, with the input of every delegate; the majority opinion of the Comedy Council decides the matter.
4. All Comedy Council votes between two options are decided by a simple majority unless otherwise specified in this treaty or a regulation ancillary to this treaty.
5. All Comedy Council votes between three or more options are decided by a ranked-choice vote unless otherwise specified in this treaty or a regulation ancillary to this treaty.
1. The Military Council has ultimate authority over all external military determinations and actions of the Arsenio Pact.
2. Under the command of the Military Council, the armies of all Arsenio Pact states act as a unified force of the alliance unless otherwise directed.
3. Arsenio Pact entities other than the Military Council seeking to take external military actions must receive the approval of the Military Council before doing so.
1. Arsenio Pact member states and other Arsenio Pact entities may engage in Farley wars, which are consensual wars that do not result in permanent damage to any involved party, and which are strictly internal to the Arsenio Pact.
2. The Military Council must approve all Farley wars before they can occur, and may revoke this approval at any time if circumstances necessitate.
1. Any armed threat to or attack on an Arsenio Pact member state is considered a threat to or attack on the Arsenio Pact. Member states must take any action necessary and within their capabilities to restore the security of allies under armed threat or attack.
2. The Arsenio Pact may declare war on or intervene in the security of a foreign party with the supporting ⅔ majority of the Military Council. Member states must take any action necessary and within their capabilities to assist the ensuing effort.
3. Where timely authority cannot be obtained, a citizen of a member state in a situation posing an imminent threat to the security of the Arsenio Pact may take any reasonable action necessary to maintain the security of the alliance.
1. No member state may threaten or breach the security of another member state.
2. No member state may adversely affect the interests of the alliance to benefit a foreign party.
3. No person whose interests may reasonably be apprehended to conflict with the interests of the alliance may be admitted to security communications of the alliance of a sensitive nature.
4. Member states and their citizens must uphold and protect the honor and integrity of the alliance.
1. Disputes between Arsenio Pact member states are subject to arbitration by the Comedy Council should the Comedy Council determine such to be necessary.
2. Member states must respect the sovereignty of other member states; any decision taken on an alliance matter must include due representation from all affected states.